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Luke 15:28

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15:28But the older son84 became angry85 and refused86 to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

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Footnotes

  1. 84 Grk “he”; the referent (the older son, v. 25) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 85 The aorist verb ὠργίσθη (ōrgisthē) has been translated as an ingressive aorist, reflecting entry into a state or condition.
  3. 86 Ironically the attitude of the older son has left him outside and without joy.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out and began to implore him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.